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CARL W. A. KOELKEBECK, OF PITTSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 714,381, dated November25, 1902. Application filed March 5, 1900. Serial No. 7,398. (No model.

To all whom, it may concern/.-

Be it known that LOARL W. A. KOELKE- BECK, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Pittsburg, in the county of Allegheny and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inSeparators, of which the following is a specification, reference beinghad therein to the accompanying drawings.

The object of my invention is to provide new and improved means forseparating and removing water, grease, and other particles from acurrent of steam and to collect and carry d the water in the pipe orpipes caused by condensation, so as to furnish dry steam to the engineor other steam-using apparatus.

To this end my invention consists of a new and improved separator oreliminator and in the construction and arrangement of parts, all asfully hereinafter described.

In the accompanying drawings, which illustrate applications of myinvention, Figure 1 is a central vertical sectional iew of a separatorembodying my invention; Fig. 2, a side elevational view' Fi 3 across-sectional View, part of it being a section on lines I I and part asection taken on line II II of Fig. 1; Fig. 4, a plan; Figs. 5, 6, and7, detailed sectional views of openings or passages from the mainsteam-passage to the receiver; Fig. 8, a plan of a modified form; Figs.9 and 10, side elevationalviews of the formshown by Fig. 8; Fig. 11, acentral vertical section of another form; Fig. 12, an elevational View,and Fig. 13 a plan, of the form of Fig. 11; Fig. 14, a sectional Viewshowing baffle-plates; Fig.15, a modified form showing bathe-plates;Fig. 16, an elevational view of a separator or eliminator embodyingmyinvention, shown in connection with an exhaust-pipe; and Fig. 17,

a vertical sectional View of a further modified form.

In all of the several forms of separators illustrated the shapeissimilar to that of an This shape is very desirable,

;time the current is freed of water and other particles.

Referring to the drawings, it will be seen that all of the partscomprising the separator may be cast integral-that is to say, thenozzles 2 and 3, adapted to be respectively connected with the pipe fromthe steam-supply and with the pipe to the engine orother apparat'us, thereceiver 4, the main steam-passage 5, and the chambers, vents, and pas-.sagesall as fully hereinafter pointed out.

Part of the wallof passage 5, as 6, is solid, and a part, as 7, isprovided with a number of openings, slits, or passages 8, leading fromsaid passage 5 to the receiver 4. The shape, number, and arrangement ofthese passages 8 may be varied, as shown by the drawings. Aninwardly-extending lip or projection 9 is preferably employed for thepurpose of assisting in catching particles thrown against the part 7 ofthe wall.

The rapidly-moving current of steam after it enters the separator is metby the end or skim-ring 5 of the elbow-shaped pipe struc' ture formingthe main steam-passage 5. This end 5 is preferably of less diameter thanthe remaining portion of the passage 5 and is located neartheinlet-nozzle. The purpose of this construction is to catch the waterformed by condensation in the inlet-pipe, which water slides or dripsdown the walls of the inlet-pipe, and todeflectit into a chamber out ofthe path of the steam-current. This end skim-ring or deflector 5 alsocatches a certain amount of water carried in the steamcurrent. Smallopenings or passagesll lead from chamber 10 to receiver 4 and permit thepassage of water, 850., from the chamber to the receiver. The particlesnot caught in the chamber 10 are driven into the slits, openings, orpassages 8 and from thence to the receiver.

A vent 12 permits the steam that may have entered the receiver to returnto the main current of steam in the passage 5.

While I have shown several applications of my invention in the severalviews of the drawings,the same principle is found in all of them. In theform of Figs. 1, 9, and the greater portion of the receiver 4 is locatedbelow the main steam-passage, while in the forms of Figs. 8, 11, 14, andthe receiver surrounds or partly surrounds the main passage. It maysometimes be desirable to use baffleplates, and in Figs. 14 and 15baffle-plates 13 are shown, which may be cast integral with theseparator or made separate therefrom and attached, as'shown by Fig. 15.In Figs. 14 and 17 I have omitted the chamber 10 and the deflector 5,for in the use of my separator with some boilers, owing to the fact thatvery little water is carried therefrom in the steam, these parts are notnecessary. If it is found desirable, the walls of the main steam-passagemay be corrugated, as shown by 13" in Fig. 14.

The receiver or receptacle 4 has an opening 14, through which itscontents is discharged into a pipe and conveyed to a steam-trap in theusual manner.

. pendent of the other parts.

Fig. 16 shows my separator or eliminator employed in connection with anexhaust-pipe leading to a condenser. In this case the oil, grease, &c.,which is caught in the receiver 4 passes therefrom through pipe 15 intoa vessel 16 and from thence into a pipe 17. In Fig. 1 I have shown anair-chamber 18, which partly surrounds the part 6 of the passage 5. Thepurpose of this chamber is to keep the wall warm in order to preventcondensation.

The form of Fig. 1 is adapted for coupling a vertical pipe leading intoa horizontal pipe. Figs. 8, 9, and 10 show forms designed for couplingtwo horizontal pipes, and by Figs. 11, 12, and 13 I have shown forms forcoupling a horizontal to a vertical pipe.

While it is usually desirable to cast the principal parts of theseparator integral, as heretofore stated, it may sometimes be necessaryor preferable to make the receiver or part of the receiver separate, asshown in Fig. 10. In this form flanges 19 are provided for attaching theparts by means of bolts. In Figs. 11 and 15 I have shown the partforming the main steam-passage 5 made inde- Flanges 20 are employed forfastening the parts together. The receiver 4 is provided with the usualopenings 21, which communicate with a Water-gage (not shown) forindicating the amount of water in the receiver.

It will be noticed that the Water and other particles separated from thesteam are at once led away from the main current of steam and will notbe again taken up by the rapidlymoving current; also, that theconstruction of my separator is such as to permit of the utilization ofcentrifugal force fordischarging the particles from the steam at thepoint or points where it is most effectual.

The efficiency of my invention,its simplicity in construction, and thelow cost of manufacture it is believed will be readily appreciated bythose skilled in the art.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is- 1. In a separator,inlet and outlet nozzles, an elbow-shaped main steam-passage havingopenings, or slots, in the wall thereof, a deflector or skim-ring nearthe inlet-nozzle, a receiver for water and other particles, the slots,or openings, leading from the main steam-passage to the receiver,substantially as set forth.

2. In a separator, inlet and outlet nozzles, an elbow-shaped mainsteam-passage, a receiver for water and other particles freed from thecurrent of steam in communication with the main steam-passage, and achamber or space adjacent to the inlet-nozzle, substantially as setforth.

3. I11 a separator, inlet and outlet nozzles, an elbow-shapedsteam-passage having openings on the wall thereof and in communicationwith a receiver, a chamber adjacent to the inlet-nozzle, and a deflectoror skim-ring near the inlet-nozzle, substantially as set forth.

4. In a separator, inlet and outlet nozzles, a main steam-passagecomprising a tubular structure one end of which is formed as adeflector, or skim-ring which projects into the current of steam, achamber for water and other particles caught and deflected by thedeflector, or skim-ring, substantially as set forth.

5. In a separator, inlet and outlet nozzles, an elbow-shaped mainsteam-passage having inwardly-extending lips or projections. andopenings in the wall thereof, a receiver, for water and other particlesfreed from the steam in communication with the steam-passage, adeflector or skim-ring near the inlet-nozzle, a chamber adjacent to theinlet-nozzle, and openings for the passage of water and other particlesfrom the chamber to the receiver, substantially as set forth.

6. In a separator, inlet and outlet nozzles, an elbow-shaped mainsteam-passage having openings in the wall thereof for the passage ofwater and other particles to a receiver, and a vent for permitting thereturn of steam from the receiver to the main current of steam,substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CARL W. A. KOELKEBEOK.

\Vitnesses:

EDWARD B. VAILL, W. G. DOOLITTLE.

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